Chapter 262
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"Border war?" Dean was surprised. He had heard of these words before but he didn't have time to understand them.: "Does it refer to the war inside the giant wall?"
Old Fulin nodded: "The border mainly refers to the radiation zone outside the fortress. In the high radiation zone between the fortress and the giant wall, in addition to the monsters, there are some barbarians who have been expelled. They look similar to us, but their physique is huge. They call themselves' ancestors', but we are used to calling them barbarians. In fact, they are no different from beasts. They drink blood and are bloodthirsty and warlike. They even eat babies of their own kind. They are extremely cruel! "
"The barbarians have repeatedly invaded the territory. They want to invade the living areas and plunder resources. The duty of the army is to guard the fortress and resist the barbarians and monsters."
Dean was startled as he heard Old Fulin's words. He didn't expect that there would be barbarians living in that desolate area.
"They call themselves ancestors … Do they mean the survivors of the previous era? Are they the descendants of the survivors who survived the disaster three hundred years ago?" Dean was puzzled, "But all the people in the giant wall should be the descendants of the survivors. If they are the descendants of the survivors, they should be living a comfortable life. They should be in the center of the new era. How could they be expelled to the border?"
He thought for a moment but couldn't find a clue. Three hundred years wasn't a long time but it wasn't a short time either. Perhaps the ancestors of the barbarians didn't directly trace back to the previous era. It was possible that they were eliminated during the struggle for power inside the giant wall.
"Are there a lot of barbarians?" Dean asked Old Fulin: "It should be very difficult to survive in the radiation zone. Moreover if the radiation is too strong then they will be sterilized. Why haven't they become extinct after such a long time of fighting?"
Old Fulin shook his head and sighed: "Logically it should be so. But the fact is that the number of barbarians hasn't decreased but is increasing year by year. The military couldn't easily annihilate the barbarians by relying on the fortress to defend. The military is having a headache because of this matter. That's why in recent years the military didn't intervene in the secret transactions of other consortia."
Dean slightly frowned: "Didn't the Holy Church intervene in this matter?"
"The Holy Church and the military are in the same boat. Naturally they will help the military. But the Holy Church has to fight against the dark church. How can they allocate a large number of troops to reinforce the war at the border?" Old Fulin sighed: "In recent years the military has launched six forced conscription in the residential and slum areas. The people have been resentful. Only the commercial district is relatively peaceful."
Dean thought: "The dark church should know about this matter. The 'Temple of Elements' prohibits human body research but the dark church's alchemists don't. Perhaps the military has secretly commissioned the dark church's alchemists to help them find the secret of the increase in the number of barbarians. If the barbarians reproduce then they must have evolved antibodies to resist high levels of radiation. If these antibodies are sold on a large scale then it would be no less than a life-saving medicine for the people in the slums and residential areas!"
"Moreover, this thing is also useful to me."
"I don't have a light physique. If the radiation value accumulates to more than 4 points, then the next time I go hunting, the accumulation of radiation value will increase rapidly. Even if I go outside the giant wall once or twice, the radiation value will soar to more than 10 points. The power of radiation will cause obvious damage to the body, such as skin deformation, body deformity, and even sterilization. I can only spend a lot of money to buy holy water from the Holy Church."
"If the barbarians really have antibodies to high radiation then it will be an inexhaustible source of 'light holy water' for me. I can even give myself the 'light physique'!"
Dean's eyes lit up as he thought about it.
Old Fulin saw that Dean was silent so he didn't disturb him. After a moment Dean recovered and asked Old Fulin: "Did the Mellon consortium send us an invitation to buy the barbarians?"
Old Fulin was surprised as he didn't expect Dean to suddenly jump to consortium matters: "No. They should know that you and the Burong family don't have a good relationship. So they don't want to lose face."
"It should be more than that." Dean's eyes were deep as he said: "Perhaps they are ready to officially attack us."
Old Fulin's face changed for a moment. He sighed: "Your fame is tantamount to giving them a warning. The best way to eradicate you in the cradle is to save resources. If they want to attack us then the market of Pine Town is a good springboard. In addition, they can strangle our economy from the surrounding cotton industry. The Yard town is in danger and the taxes are very low. We can only rely on the dividends of the new textile machine from the Scott consortium and the crossbow that you sold to support us. But it's not a long term solution."
Dean looked at him: "If they want to attack us then they won't start from the cotton industry. They won't start from the market of Pine Town and the Yard town either. These are small industries. Even if they completely plunder them it won't be enough to make a tenth of the dividends of the new textile machine."
Old Fulin's face slightly changed: "Do they want to start from the Scott consortium? They are enemies. Will they join hands to deal with us? "
"It's not surprising that the enemies will join hands if they can get rid of another eyesore. But the Scott consortium won't join hands with them. Instead, they will take advantage of this opportunity to win us over." Dean's eyes were deep as he slowly said: "Old consortiums like the Mellon consortium will use formal commercial competition to suppress us. The efficiency is too slow and it is difficult to directly dig out the roots. If they use some dirty dark means to crush us, it would be as simple as crushing an ant."
Old Fulin's eyelids twitched as his face turned ugly. This was the deepest worry in his heart. He was so worried that he didn't want to bring it up. But at the moment Dean said it out loud. He knew that it was inevitable. Formal commercial means couldn't help the Mellon consortium to reach the point it was today. A consortium that stood above many rich businessmen didn't rely on pure financial resources. Instead, it relied on their connections and connections.
"They sent people to assassinate you last time. They won't use this method this time. If they want to assassinate me, then I'm just an old man. They can see that the consortium is relying on you. Moreover, the one who can threaten them is you, not me." Old Fulin slowly said after a moment of silence.
Dean narrowed his eyes: "There are too many means to deal with us. We can't guard against them one by one. So we don't need to guard against them. The best defense is offense."
Old Fulin looked at him in surprise: "We're going to attack? The Mellon consortium? "This was tantamount to hitting a stone with an egg!
Dean slowly said: "Although the Mellon consortium is a behemoth and indestructible for us. But the structure of the Mellon consortium isn't a whole. We need a dagger to kill a person from the outside. But if we want to kill them from the inside, we only need to make them swallow a small rusty piece of iron. Moreover, we don't need to waste our physical strength."
Old Fulin was startled. After a moment, he stared at him: "Since you have anticipated this, then you must have made some plans and preparations. Tell me, how do you want me to cooperate with you?"
There was a touch of smile on Dean's face: "I need you to help me find some helpers after I get the money."
"Helpers?" Old Fulin was surprised: "Where can I find them?"
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